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2012 NHL Draft: Grading Round One (Part 2)
With round-one of the 2012 NHL Draft complete, it’s time to give each pick an early grade on value and fit with the team that made the selection. For the...
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Chicago Blackhawks Most Likely Draft Prospects Part 3: Defensemen
Although the Blackhawks’ defense was not the greatest during the post-season (being caught out of position, failing to clear the puck), which in large part led to their second straight...
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Chicago Blackhawks Most Likely Draft Prospects Part 2: Forwards
At 6’1” and 210-lb., Stefan Matteau is a big and strong forward who looks incredibly attractive in this draft. Projected to go in the early to mid first round, he...
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Chicago Blackhawks Most Likely Draft Prospects Part 1: Goalies
As a team that hasn’t been strong at goaltending for the last two seasons, the Blackhawks may be looking for a young prospect to take over the reins in years...
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Book Review: Warning – This Book is Not About Hockey
The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack. By Mark Leyner. (2012, New York: Little, Brown and Company. Hardcover. Pp.247. $24.99 US / $27.99 Canada. ISBN 978-0-316-60845-9.) For that matter, it could be difficult to...
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Are the 2012 Kings the Best 8-Seed Ever?
While the conference finals of the NHL post-season cannot get under way until the conclusion of Game 7 between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals on Saturday night,...
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Captain’s Log: Playoff Edition
Leadership is an important trait for a team in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s no surprise why teams looking to get over the hump are always scouring for that vet...
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Coyotes Advance, Vindicated as Members of West’s New Elite
Oh how the mighty have fallen It took one extra game and a lucky escape from a forty-minute, all-out assault on their defensive zone, but it’s official. The Phoenix Coyotes...
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Coyotes’ Stellar Goaltending and Defense Send Chicago Packing
Six straight overtime games would have just been ridiculous, right? The Phoenix Coyotes displayed that good goaltending and tight defense is the recipe for success in the playoffs, and the Blackhawks...
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Raffi Torres Earned Every Moment of His 25-game Suspension
Ever since Brendan Shanahan dropped the hammer on Phoenix Coyotes’ forward Raffi Torres, suspending him for 25 games for a vicious hit on Chicago winger Martin Hossa. The suspension, the...
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Phoenix Coyotes – Chicago Blackhawks: Five Thoughts on Game Six
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor After an emotional overtime triumph in Game 5 of this series in Glendale, the Chicago Blackhawks wanted to make a statement against the Phoenix Coyotes on...
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Did the Coyotes Miss The Chance of Lifetime?
There are numerous cliches you could use to describe what happened to the Coyotes on Saturday night, but let’s stick with this one: So close, yet so far away. Many...